President Bush nominates new ambassador to Sri Lanka, Maldives [Friday, May 26, 2006 - 8.30 GMT]

U.S. President George W. Bush announced on Wednesday (24) his intention to nominate Robert O. Blake, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Maldives.

According to the US embassy in Sri Lanka Mr. Blake is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serving as Deputy Chief of Mission in New Delhi, India.

Prior to this, he served as Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the Department of State. Earlier in his career, he served as an economic officer in Egypt, an economic officer in Nigeria and a political counselor in Tunisia. Mr. Blake received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and his master's degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

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Last Updated Date: May  26, 2006 -8.30 GMT